Dehradun, 4 November 2025: UPES hosted a special Exhibition on ‘Research, Innovation and Incubation’ at its Bidholi campus in Dehradun on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, as part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Uttarakhand State Formation. The exhibition formed a key chapter of the state’s ‘Vikas Yatra of Uchch Shiksha – 25 Years of Knowledge, Innovation, and Excellence’ initiative and brought together state, central and private universities, technical institutes and startup incubators to showcase the state’s journey of excellence in higher education, entrepreneurship and research-led development.
Across the day, visitors experienced student- and faculty-led innovations, live demonstrations of AR/VR applications, AI-driven projects and sustainability research, as well as presentations of successful startups and incubation models supported by state and central initiatives. The program also featured the launch of the ‘Uttarakhand Higher Education Vision 2050’ framework, setting out an ambitious agenda for the next quarter-century of growth.
Serving as a curtain-raiser to the main silver jubilee celebration on 9 November 2025 — set to be graced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun — the exhibition highlighted Uttarakhand’s collective commitment to an innovation-driven future.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr Sunil Rai, President, UPES, said: “It was a privilege for UPES to host Uttarakhand’s flagship exhibition on research, innovation and incubation during this milestone year. Over the past 25 years, the State’s universities and incubators have nurtured a vibrant pipeline of ideas—spanning digital technologies, sustainability and applied engineering—that translate into solutions for society and industry. This exhibition recognised that collective endeavour and, with the launch of the ‘Uttarakhand Higher Education Vision 2050’, set a bold direction for the next quarter-century. We were delighted to welcome partners, policymakers and young innovators to UPES and to strengthen Uttarakhand’s knowledge economy together.”
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About UPES:
Established through the UPES Act, 2003, of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand, UPES is a top-ranked, UGC-recognised, private university. As per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, UPES has been ranked 45 among universities, with a rank of 18 in Law, 36 in Management, and a rank of 43 in Engineering. As per the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, UPES now stands in the 501-600 band globally and 5th in India, improving from 7th in 2025. Notably, in Research Quality, UPES climbed 57 positions in just one year to be ranked 299 globally. In addition to this, the university has been ranked the No.1 private university in academic reputation in India by the QS World University Rankings 2025. It is among the top 2% of universities in the world.
UPES has also been accredited by NAAC with a grade ‘A’ and has received 5 stars on Employability (placements) by globally acclaimed QS Rating. The university has had 100% placements over the last five years. 50+ faculty members from UPES feature among the world’s top 2% researchers as per Stanford University list.
UPES offers graduate and postgraduate programs through its seven schools: School of Advanced Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Design, School of Law, School of Business, School of Health Sciences & Technology, and School of Liberal Studies and Media. The UPES family includes 19100+ students, 1,500+ faculty and staff members and a thriving community of 38000+ alumni.
